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Association of arterial stiffness with the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in healthy individuals.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 2008
Dima Ioanna, Vlachopoulos Charalambos, Alexopoulos Nikolaos, Baou Katerina, Vasiliadou Carmen, Antoniades Charalambos, Aznaouridis Konstantinos, Stefanadi Elli, Tousoulis Dimitrios, Stefanadis Christodoulos
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BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness is an important determinant of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The I/D polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is associated with cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between ACE polymorphism, arterial stiffness, and wave reflec...
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